The Uruguay international, who completed Paris Saint-Germain’s rout against Champions League favourites Barcelona, confirmed he rejected a move to the Spanish capital to honour his contract at the Parc des Princes.

“It is true that there was an interest from Atletico,” he told Marca. “But I was always one of those who believed that a professional must respect their team and their contract.

“That is what I did and that is what I have done up until this very moment.”